Common Chord Progressions, Piano Chord Progressions

Now lets take a look at some common chord progressions.

A chord progression is simply a series of chords played one after the other.

So, if you played the C major chord and then the G major chord, this would be a chord progression. Or if you played the G major chord followed by the C major chord, this would be another chord progression.

A lot of modern music these days uses quite simple piano chord progressions that are repeated over and over.

Let's take a few 'real' examples....

The Beatles Song Hey Jude uses basic chord progressions of C major, F major and Bb major chords.

Don't forget, too, how chords are based on scales, so I'd highly recommend learning some of these, too.

We've put together some more useful chord progressions, including a chord progression chart, that you might like to take a look at, too. You can play around with them to see how they sound; you could even use them as a basis for